Santa Anita Park is back with our popular Charity 1/ST Handicapping Challenge!

This invitation-only contest will begin with 16 participants (comprised of trainers, owners, handicappers, media personalities and other members of the horse racing community) split into two teams that will compete head-to-head in an elimination-style tournament comprising of 4 total rounds and 14 live racing days, for the crown of Charity Champion. At the end of the contest, Santa Anita Park will donate at least $1,000 to the Winner’s Foundation and that amount will increase every time one of our participants turns their daily bankroll to over $1,000.

Details:

Two players will participate each day in a handicapping seminar that will be hosted by Jeff “Chappy” Chapman and George Ortuzar.

When: Every Tournament Day at 10:30 AM PST (full calendar for Schedule)

Where: Live online on our Santa Anita Park Live Stream Page, YouTube, and Twitter.

What: In these half-hour long seminars, the players (8 players will be representing Team Chappy and 8 players will be representing Team George O) will discuss their selections for the contest.

Missed our Live Stream? Watch all of the show replays below or on our Santa Anita Park YouTube Page!

Tournament Schedule:

See the full calendar for Schedule.

• First Round: Friday, October 1st – Friday, October 15th
• Quarterfinals: Saturday, October 16th – Sunday, October 23rd
• Semifinals: Friday, October 24th – Saturday, October 29th
• Championship Round: Saturday, October 30th

Tournament Format:

• Each player will start with a $300 mythical bankroll.
• Each player will have to wager those funds as follows (3 races max):
  • $100 Win Bet on one horse in one race
  • $100 in Exactas in one race (can be either a straight $100 exacta or a $50 exacta box or a $50 part wheel)
  • $100 in Daily Doubles starting in one race (either straight or two $50 doubles)
• The player with the most money at the end of each round will move on, while the other is eliminated.
• Bankrolls do not carry over to subsequent rounds.
• Tiebreaker will decide a winner if both players end up with the same final amount.

Donations to the Winner’s Foundation:

• • $1,000 will automatically be donated by Santa Anita Park!

 

Oct. 1st

Matt Chew  (Winner) vs. Gino Buccola

Matt Chew  (Team George)

• Race 1  – $100 Win  #4
• Race 6  – $50 Exacta Box #2+4
• Race 8  – $100 Double  Daily 1 with 6

Gino Buccola (Team Chappy)

• Race 1 – $100 Win # 1
• Race 4 – $50 Exacta Box  1+4
• Race 7 – $50 Daily Double #4 with 4+6

Tiebreaker – Race 2

Gino – #4 Matt – #5

 

Oct. 2

Carl O’Callaghan (Winner) vs. Seminar Skip

Carl O’Callaghan (Team George)

• Race 1  – $100 Win  #7
• Race 2  – $50 Exacta Box #3+4
• Race 3  – $100 Double  Daily #2 with 1

Seminar Skip (Team Chappy)

• Race 9 – $100 Win # 8
• Race 9 – $100 Exacta  #8 with 4
• Race 9 – $50 Daily Double #8 with 3+7

Tiebreaker – Race 7

Carl – #1 Skip – #5

 

Oct 3

Don Chatlos  (Winner) vs. Ryan Flanders

Don Chatlos (Team George)

• Race 7  – $100 Win  #2
• Race 7  – $50 Exacta #2 with 1+6
• Race 1  – $100 Double  Daily #2 with 6

Ryan Flanders (Team Chappy)

• Race 5 – $100 Win # 5
• Race 5 – $100 Exacta  #5 with 1
• Race 8 – $50 Daily Double #2 +4 with 2

Tiebreaker – Race 10

Ryan – #8 Don – #5

 

Oct 8

Iggy Puglisi (Winner)  vs. Chris Goodall

Chris Goodall (Team George)

• Race 3  – $100 Win  #2
• Race 9  – $50 Exacta Box #3+4
• Race 7  – $100 Double  Daily #4 with 6

Iggy Puglisi (Team Chappy)

• Race 7 – $100 Win # 3
• Race 9 – $50 Exacta  #4 with 1+5
• Race 6 – $50 Daily Double #1+7 with 3

Tiebreaker – Race 4

Iggy – #3 Chris – #5

 

Oct 9

Alexis Quiroz  vs. Jose Contreras (Winner)

Alexis Quiroz (Team George)

• Race 4  – $100 Win  #1
• Race 6  – $50 Exacta Box #1+6
• Race 4 – $100 Double  Daily #1 with 1

Jose Contreras (Team Chappy)

• Race 9 – $100 Win # 4
• Race 3 – $50 Exacta  #8 with 2+4
• Race 6 – $50 Daily Double #3+5 with 5

Tiebreaker – Race 4

Alexis – #5 Jose – #7

 

Oct 10

Jason Avila  vs Jason Portuondo (Winner)

Jason Portuondo (Team George)

• Race 6  – $100 Win  #11
• Race 2  – $50 Exacta #6 with 2+3
• Race 7 – $100 Double  Daily #3 with 3

Jason Avila (Team Chappy)

• Race 7 – $100 Win # 6
• Race 7 – $50 Exacta  #2+4 with 6
• Race 7 – $50 Daily Double #6 with 1+3

Tiebreaker – Race 9

Jason P #3 Jason A #11

 

Oct 11

Nicolle Neulist  vs Joe Moran (Winner)

Nicolle Neulist (Team George)

• Race 9  – $100 Win  #8
• Race 10 – $50 Exacta Box #4+6
• Race 3 – $50 Double  Daily #1+8 with 2

Joe Moran (Team Chappy)

• Race 3 – $100 Win # 3
• Race 9 – $50 Exacta  #7+10 with 4
• Race 8 – $50 Daily Double #1+4 with 4

Tiebreaker – Race 6

Nicolle #2 Joe #6

 

Oct. 15

Craig Kauffman (Winner) vs. Tyler Hoffman

Craig Kauffman (Team George)

• Race 9  – $100 Win  #6
• Race 9  – $50 Exacta Box #2+6
• Race 6  – $50 Double  Daily #6 with 8+9

Tyler Hoffman (Team Chappy)

• Race 5 – $100 Win # 2
• Race 9 – $50 Exacta  #6 with 2+7
• Race 1 – $50 Daily Double #2+6 with 7

Tiebreaker – Race 8

Craig – #2  Tyler- #6

 

Oct. 16

Iggy Puglisi (Winner) vs. Matt Chew

Matt Chew (Team George)

• Race 5  – $100 Win  #9
• Race 4  – $50 Exacta Box #2+6
• Race 1  – $50 Double  Daily #2+4 with 5

Iggy Puglisi (Team Chappy)

• Race 9 – $100 Win # 9
• Race 9 – $50 Exacta  #9 with 2+6
• Race 5 – $50 Daily Double #3 with 3+8

Tiebreaker – Race 8

Matt – #6  Iggy- #9

 

Oct. 17

Ryan Flanders (Winner) vs. Carl O’Callaghan

Carl O’Callaghan (Team George)

• Race 1  – $100 Win  #2
• Race 2  – $50 Exacta Box #5+6
• Race 7  – $50 Double  Daily #7 with 4+9

Ryan Flanders (Team Chappy)

• Race 1 – $100 Win #2
• Race 6 – $50 Exacta  #5 with 3+4
• Race 6 – $50 Daily Double #3+4 with 4

Tiebreaker – Race 9

Ryan – #4  Carl- #6

 

Oct. 23

Joe Moran (Winner) vs. Craig Kaufman

Craig Kaufman (Team George)

• Race 3  – $100 Win  #5
• Race 5  – $50 Exacta Box #6+7
• Race 6  – $100 Double  Daily #1 with 1

Joe Moran (Team Chappy)

• Race 1 – $100 Win #2
• Race 7 – $100 Exacta  #1 with 6
• Race 3 – $50 Daily Double #4+6 with 4

Tiebreaker – Race 9

Joe – #12  Craig- #4

 

Oct. 24

Jose Contreras vs. Jason Portuondo (Winner)

Jason Portuondo (Team George)

• Race 1  – $100 Win  #5
• Race 4  – $50 Exacta #2 with 4+7
• Race 7  – $100 Double  Daily #6 with 1

Jose Contreras (Team Chappy)

• Race 2 – $100 Win #5
• Race 6 – $50 Exacta  #2 with 1+3
• Race 4 – $50 Daily Double #4 with 2+3

Tiebreaker – Race 9

Jose – #9  Jason- #3

 

Oct. 29

Craig Kaufman vs. Iggy Puglisi

 

Oct. 30

Jason Portuondo vs. Ryan Flander

 

Oct. 31

Final Showdown